NELLORE District situated in the South Eastern portion of the state with a costal length of 163 KM bounded by Bay of Bengal on the East. The district was known as VIKRAMA SIMHAPURI until 13th Century and later it came to be referred to as Nellore.

Salient Features of Nellore Dist

Origin of the Name

Historically the district was under the rule of mouryas, sathavahanas, pallavas, cholas, telugcholas, kakatias, pandyans etc. The great Telugu poet Tikkana Somayaji translated 15 parvas of Sanskrit Mahabharata into Telugu in Nellore.

Location

Nellore District, the Southern most Coastal District of Andhra Pradesh lies between 13-30’ and 15-6’ of the Northern latitude and 70-5’ and 80-15’ of the Eastern Longitude and extending over an area of 13076 Sq.Kms, accounting for 4.75% of the total area of the state.

Boundaries

It is bounded on the north by Prakasam District on the East by Bay of Bengal on the South by Chittoor District and Chengalpattu District of Tamilanadu and on the West by Veligonda Hills which separate it from Kadapa District.

Rivers

Pennar, Swarnamukhi and Kandaleru are the rivers in the District, which flows West to East direction and merge into the Bay of Bengal. The Pennar River is the most important river in the District. It has two anicuts one at Sangam and the other at Nellore.

Area of Nellore District

Nellore district is one of the 23 districts of Andhra Pradesh, with a total geographical area of 13,076 sq.km. with 46 mandals and three Revenue Divisions inhabitating the population of 29,66,082(2001-census) spreading across 1200 revenue villages, with 77% of population lives in rural areas.